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en-usCopyright 2015 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/02/report-mazda-to-pay-770k-to-parents-of-overworked-employee-who/http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/02/report-mazda-to-pay-770k-to-parents-of-overworked-employee-who/http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/02/report-mazda-to-pay-770k-to-parents-of-overworked-employee-who/#commentsFiled under: Etc., Mazda, Japan, SedanThe parents of a Mazda worker who killed himself in 2007 have reached a second settlement with the company worth $770,000. The latest settlement brings the parents' total to just over $1.3 million from Mazda.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>karoshimazdaoverworksuicideWed, 02 Mar 2011 17:41:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21030307/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2011/03/02/report-mazda-to-pay-770k-to-parents-of-overworked-employee-who/21030307/article-detail.xml21030307http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2011%2F03%2Fmazda-wing-logo.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2011%2F03%2Fmazda-wing-logo.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/09/toyota-camry-hybrid-lead-engineer-died-from-karoshi-overwork/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/09/toyota-camry-hybrid-lead-engineer-died-from-karoshi-overwork/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/09/toyota-camry-hybrid-lead-engineer-died-from-karoshi-overwork/#commentsFiled under: Government/Legal, Toyota, Safety, Japan, HybridLending a bit of credence to recent allegations made by The National Labor Committee regarding workers right abuses by Toyota is the recent death of a lead engineer on the Camry hybrid project. Although the man died back in 2006, the Japanese Health Ministry has just now ruled that the man died of karoshi, which is a Japanese word meaning death from overwork. This ruling will allow his family to receive benefits from his ex-employer. The 45-year old man is survived by a daughter and his wife, who recalls her husband working long eighty-hour work weeks, along with frequent nights and weekends. Just prior to his death, he was working on shipping logistics related to the Detroit Auto Show, a trip he missed by just one day. Toyota responded to the ruling by saying that it would monitor its workers health more closely. Thanks for the tip, Ledwinka!

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>camry hybridCamryHybridkaroshioverworktoyotaworker rightsWorkerRightsworkers rightsWorkersRightsWed, 09 Jul 2008 16:02:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21051959/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2008/07/09/toyota-camry-hybrid-lead-engineer-died-from-karoshi-overwork/21051959/article-detail.xml21051959http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2008%2F06%2Ftoyota_abuse.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2008%2F06%2Ftoyota_abuse.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/30/japanese-court-rules-toyota-employee-died-from-too-much-work/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/30/japanese-court-rules-toyota-employee-died-from-too-much-work/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/30/japanese-court-rules-toyota-employee-died-from-too-much-work/#commentsFiled under: Etc., Toyota, JapanWe've all heard the horror stories of life in middle management. In Japan, the ill appears to be especially acute. So many Japanese workers die from simply being overworked that there's a name for it: karoshi. Wikipedia says, "The major medical causes of kar?shi deaths are heart attack and stroke due to stress." From March 2006 to March 2007, 303 people were claimed to have died of it with 147 of those cases acknowledged as accurate by the government.